Big Impact, Small Effort: Easy Upgrades for IKEA Furniture

One of the best things about IKEA pieces is the myriad ways you can tweak, hack, tinker with, and customize them to create beautiful, unique pieces on a reasonable budget. And the changes you make don't have to be big, time-consuming ones — sometimes all it takes is just a little effort (and a little ingenuity) to turn a piece into something you'll be proud to show off. Take a look at these seven super-simple IKEA hacks.

Above: Dana from House Tweaking added a stylish twist to this IKEA shoe cabinet with handmade leather pulls.

The brass corners that dress up these IKEA frames are actually cut out of metallic tape. It's a super simple (and also resersible!) project that can be completed in about 20 minutes. Find out how at Viriginia & Charlie.